If you’re not a fan of the horror film Jaws then look away now. For these dramatic pictures show a diver getting up close and personal with a SHARK. With its piercing sharp teeth and 9ft presence, the 2.5metre long man eater could strike at any second, but instead appears unusually placid as it is pictured here breaking the surface at Tiger Beach in the Bahamas. The impressive images show the lemon sharks caught between the aquatic and terrestrial worlds Photographer Andrew Murch captured the shots while on an adventurous dive. He has spent nearly two decades swimming with sharks, encountering more than 60 species
PERCHING on top of a gate, this young barn swallow waits patiently for his mum to return with dinner .
This is the moment a nimble red fox and a lumbering Alaskan brown bear were locked in a tense stand-off .
EAGERLY BITING his nails, this little squirrel is clearly nervous of looming predators as he searches for his meal .
PERCHED on a branch, these two frogs hold hands as they look into the camera .
Armed with a snorkel, flippers and her skimpy bikini, an intrepid female free diver swims alongside an array of reef sharks .
SQUABBLING over the last piece of grain, these hungry squirrels are determined to stock up on as much food as possible .
HOPPING onto the scales, these adorable baby Humboldt penguins are ready for their first weigh-in .
A diving guide leaves a shark completely docile and balanced in the palm of his hand .
STRIKING photos capture nature at its most raw and powerful during Earth’s most electrifying event .
CARRYING a fully grown goat on his back, this five-year-old boy is a child shepherd in the mountains of northern Ethiopia .
